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Daily Figurative Slang 12

dǎ

hào

Flaunt the banner of…


jiě
shì

guò
qù


gè
jiāng
jūn
dài
bīng
dǎ
zhàng

tā
de
shēn
hòu
zǒng
yǒu
rén
dǎ
zhāo

gè



shàng
miàn
xiě
zhāo
jiāng
jūn
de
xìng

zhè
jìu
shì

hào

xiàn
zài

hào
biǎo
shì
zuò
mǒu
jiàn
shì
qíng
de
míng

huò
jiè
kǒu


Explanation: In the old time, when a general goes out to a battle, he is always followed by someone carrying a banner with the general's family name on it. Now the expression of "flaunt the banner of..." means doing something in the name of someone or under the pretext of something.








zhè
wèi
líu
huì

dǎ
zhāo
wèi
dà
jiā
fú
wù
de

hào

tān
wū
le
hěn
dà


gōng
kuǎn


Ex: This accountant Liu, flaunting the banner of serving the people, embezzled a large sum of money.

dǎ
rù
lěng
gōng

Lose favor


jiě
shì

lěng
gōng
shì
zhǐ
ān
fàng
shī
chǒng
de
huáng
fēi
huò
huáng
hòu
de
dè
fāng

bèi
dǎ
rù
le
lěng
gōng


rán
jìu
shì
zāo
lěng
yù
le


Explanation: The "cold palace" is where disfavored queen or concubine was emplaced. So this expression means you are put on the back shelf.









cóng
qún
zhòng
yùn
dòng
bù
nā
me
líu
xíng

lái

guò
qù
jīng
cháng
bèi
rén
jiè
lái
jiè
qù
de
luó
gǔ
děng
lè


dōu
dǎ
rù
le
lěng
gōng


Ex: Ever since mass movement is no longer the rage, those musical instruments such as gongs and drums that was frequently borrowed in the past was now put on the back shelf.


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